SummarySet on a sheep farm in the remote town of Parkes, Australia in 1969, this is the amusing story of a satellite interface that served as a relay between NASA and Apollo 11 during the historic mission to the moon.
Directed By:Rob Sitch
Written By:Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
The Dish
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Generally Favorable
74
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It's a lovely, original, Australian take on a climactic moment usually thought of as all American.
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Appropriate music, lovely cinematography and stellar performances by both a subtly moving Neill and a likable, barrel-chested super-American Warburton.
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61% Positive
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Jul 2, 2019
10
What a gorgeous fun nostalgic movie, with some wonderful lines and laughs. I highly recommend you watch it!
Jul 2, 2019
10
This is my favourite Australian movie. A sweet and funny movie, well written and beautifully filmed, terrific performances by the main cast. If you were around at the time it is also very nostalgic and historically correct for the most part, right down to the coffee cups. A wonderful testament to the Aussie spirit of the time and a time of hope & wonder.
75
Warm, wry, endearing.
75
Sitch keeps the tone consistently light, scoring big laughs all the way to the film's climax.
70
A disarming helping of Capra-esque corn served up by writer-director Rob Sitch.
70
Surprisingly moving -- prompting lumps in the throat over what was, after all, a historic moment of the most luminous hope.
60
If it weren't so pushy about selling itself, The Dish might have been a very special movie.
Jul 2, 2019
9
This movie holds a great deal of nostalgia for me, (so please try to over look my bias) a wonderful time when things were simple & carefree in my very young life. A very sweet, fun movie with some good laughs thrown in, one of the better Aussies movies made. If you were around at the time, it will bring back hopefully a lot of good memories back then. Watch it, enjoy it, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Nov 14, 2012
9
The Dish is a wonderful Australian comedy set in the daring days of the space race. Sam Neil is wonderful and the film is one of those happy films that reminds man of his better side.
Apr 7, 2019
5
Should be better than it is, has some great moments but is ultimately poorly-made.
May 13, 2025
1
PG Review I can not even say my dislike for this film everything is bad so much its a struggle for me to rate this as I can't even remember the bloody film bad comdey and bad story line and plot I would even rate it half a star but I can't just saying in short I hate it and it will forever will put it as my worst movie for a long time.
Production Company:
- Working Dog
- Distant Horizon
- Dish Film Ltd.
- The Dish Film Productions
Release Date:Mar 14, 2001
Duration:1 h 41 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Man's first step on the moon nearly stumbled on earth
Awards
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
Australian Film Institute
• 2 Nominations
ARIA Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
